George McCloud vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and George McCloud that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

George McCloud

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George McCloud: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons George McCloud 12 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played George McCloud 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader George McCloud 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McCloud 9.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 3.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game George McCloud 2.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game George McCloud 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George McCloud 6,925 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds George McCloud 2,342 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists George McCloud 1,769 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals George McCloud 593 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George McCloud 190 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George McCloud 766 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McCloud .402 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage George McCloud .358 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George McCloud .810 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McCloud 18.9 (1996) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 4.8 (1996) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game George McCloud 3.7 (2001) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George McCloud 1.4 (1996) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.5 (1996) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McCloud 10.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 3.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game George McCloud 2.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game George McCloud 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George McCloud 143 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds George McCloud 46 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists George McCloud 30 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals George McCloud 12 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George McCloud 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George McCloud 14 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McCloud .454 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage George McCloud .441 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George McCloud .655 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McCloud 14.3 (1998) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 4.8 (1998) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game George McCloud 3.5 (1993) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game George McCloud 1.7 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.5 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.